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Avian Growth and Development Starck & Ricklefs 1998 Oxford Ornithology Series HC
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- Life Sciences / Evolution, Life Sciences / Developmental Biology, Life Sciences / Zoology / Ornithology, Animals / Birds
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- 9780195106084
- Subject Area
- Nature, Science
- Publication Name
- Avian Growth and Development : Evolution Within the Altricial-Precocial Spectrum
- Item Length
- 7 in
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Publication Year
- 1998
- Series
- Oxford Ornithology Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.4 in
- Item Width
- 10.1 in
- Item Weight
- 30.2 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 456 Pages
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Although birds have a rather uniform body plan and physiology, they exhibit marked variation in development type, parental care, and rate of growth. This makes them ideal for studying and understanding evolutionary adaptation. Presenting an integrative perspective of organism biology, ecology, and evolution, this book is a case study in evolutionary diversification of life histories.
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Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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0195106083
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9780195106084
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Publication Name
Avian Growth and Development : Evolution Within the Altricial-Precocial Spectrum
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Life Sciences / Evolution, Life Sciences / Developmental Biology, Life Sciences / Zoology / Ornithology, Animals / Birds
Publication Year
1998
Series
Oxford Ornithology Ser.
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Nature, Science
Number of Pages
456 Pages
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Item Length
7 in
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Width
10.1 in
Item Weight
30.2 Oz
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96-028402
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College Audience
Series Volume Number
8
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Ql698.A828 1998
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"When eggs hatch, neonatal birds range from naked, blind, highly altricial songbirds, totally dependent on parental warmth and feeding, through highly precocial megapods that use their fully functional beaks, legs, wings, and brains to dig their way out of incubation mounds, and raise themselves with no parental care. . . . In 17 technical chapters by 20 authors, this volume summarizes many current perspectives on the causes and consequences of this diversity, updating Margaret Nice's classic treatment of the field 40 years ago. . . . In a final, appendix-like chapter, the editors list 1117 estimates of a standard set of four avian growth parameters for 557 species, compiled and derived from the literature. They use these data to analyse growth rate patterns at different taxonomic levels in an earlier chapter. I expect others to use these data to test diverse hypotheses for years to come."--The Quarterly Review of Biology"[T]his book should be present on the shelves of every academic library ... This book focuses on patterns of development throughout the altricial-precocial spectrum. ... The contributions of the editors, who are authors on 9 of the 17 chapters, present many of the freshest ideas and novel analyses that most represent significant advances over previous volumes. Their chapters cover embryonic growth and development, structural variants and invariants in avian development, comparative analyses of and internal constraints on growth, developmental plasticity, models of avian development, and the evolution of avian developmental modes, as well as patterns of development throughout the altricial-precocial spectrum. ... [T]he thorough coverage of the literature, complete list of citations, and plethora of tables make the book a valuable reference. It is an outstanding contribution to the literature on growth and development and will serve as a standard in its field for years to come."--Auk, "[T]his book should be present on the shelves of every academic library ... This book focuses on patterns of development throughout the altricial-precocial spectrum. ... The contributions of the editors, who are authors on 9 of the 17 chapters, present many of the freshest ideas and novelanalyses that most represent significant advances over previous volumes. Their chapters cover embryonic growth and development, structural variants and invariants in avian development, comparative analyses of and internal constraints on growth, developmental plasticity, models of avian development,and the evolution of avian developmental modes, as well as patterns of development throughout the altricial-precocial spectrum. ... [T]he thorough coverage of the literature, complete list of citations, and plethora of tables make the book a valuable reference. It is an outstanding contribution tothe literature on growth and development and will serve as a standard in its field for years to come."--Auk, "When eggs hatch, neonatal birds range from naked, blind, highly altricial songbirds, totally dependent on parental warmth and feeding, through highly precocial megapods that use their fully functional beaks, legs, wings, and brains to dig their way out of incubation mounds, and raise themselves with no parental care. . . . In 17 technical chapters by 20 authors, this volume summarizes many current perspectives on the causes and consequences of this diversity,updating Margaret Nice's classic treatment of the field 40 years ago. . . . In a final, appendix-like chapter, the editors list 1117 estimates of a standard set of four avian growth parameters for 557species, compiled and derived from the literature. They use these data to analyse growth rate patterns at different taxonomic levels in an earlier chapter. I expect others to use these data to test diverse hypotheses for years to come."--The Quarterly Review of Biology"[T]his book should be present on the shelves of every academic library ... This book focuses on patterns of development throughout the altricial-precocial spectrum. ... The contributions of the editors, who are authors on 9 of the 17 chapters, present many of the freshest ideas and novel analyses that most represent significant advances over previous volumes. Their chapters cover embryonic growth and development, structural variants and invariants in aviandevelopment, comparative analyses of and internal constraints on growth, developmental plasticity, models of avian development, and the evolution of avian developmental modes, as well as patterns ofdevelopment throughout the altricial-precocial spectrum. ... [T]he thorough coverage of the literature, complete list of citations, and plethora of tables make the book a valuable reference. It is an outstanding contribution to the literature on growth and development and will serve as a standard in its field for years to come."--Auk"When eggs hatch, neonatal birds range from naked, blind, highly altricial songbirds, totally dependent on parental warmth and feeding, through highly precocial megapods that use their fully functional beaks, legs, wings, and brains to dig their way out of incubation mounds, and raise themselves with no parental care. . . . In 17 technical chapters by 20 authors, this volume summarizes many current perspectives on the causes and consequences of this diversity,updating Margaret Nice's classic treatment of the field 40 years ago. . . . In a final, appendix-like chapter, the editors list 1117 estimates of a standard set of four avian growth parameters for 557species, compiled and derived from the literature. They use these data to analyse growth rate patterns at different taxonomic levels in an earlier chapter. I expect others to use these data to test diverse hypotheses for years to come."--The Quarterly Review of Biology"[T]his book should be present on the shelves of every academic library ... This book focuses on patterns of development throughout the altricial-precocial spectrum. ... The contributions of the editors, who are authors on 9 of the 17 chapters, present many of the freshest ideas and novel analyses that most represent significant advances over previous volumes. Their chapters cover embryonic growth and development, structural variants and invariants in aviandevelopment, comparative analyses of and internal constraints on growth, developmental plasticity, models of avian development, and the evolution of avian developmental modes, as well as patterns ofdevelopment throughout the altricial-precocial spectrum. ... [T]he thorough coverage of the literature, complete list of citations, and plethora of tables make the book a valuable reference. It is an outstanding contribution to the literature on growth and development and will serve as a standard in its field for years to come."--Auk, "[T]his book should be present on the shelves of every academic library... This book focuses on patterns of development throughout thealtricial-precocial spectrum. ... The contributions of the editors, who areauthors on 9 of the 17 chapters, present many of the freshest ideas and novelanalyses that most represent significant advances over previous volumes. Theirchapters cover embryonic growth and development, structural variants andinvariants in avian development, comparative analyses of and internalconstraints on growth, developmental plasticity, models of avian development,and the evolution of avian developmental modes, as well as patterns ofdevelopment throughout the altricial-precocial spectrum. ... [T]he thoroughcoverage of the literature, complete list of citations, and plethora of tablesmake the book a valuable reference. It is an outstanding contribution to theliterature on growth and development and will serve as a standard in its fieldfor years to come."--Auk, "When eggs hatch, neonatal birds range from naked, blind, highly altricial songbirds, totally dependent on parental warmth and feeding, through highly precocial megapods that use their fully functional beaks, legs, wings, and brains to dig their way out of incubation mounds, and raise themselves with no parental care. . . . In 17 technical chapters by 20 authors, this volume summarizes many current perspectives on the causes and consequences of this diversity, updating Margaret Nice's classic treatment of the field 40 years ago. . . . In a final, appendix-like chapter, the editors list 1117 estimates of a standard set of four avian growth parameters for 557 species, compiled and derived from the literature. They use these data to analyse growth rate patterns at different taxonomic levels in an earlier chapter. I expect others to use these data to test diverse hypotheses for years to come."--The Quarterly Review of Biology "[T]his book should be present on the shelves of every academic library ... This book focuses on patterns of development throughout the altricial-precocial spectrum. ... The contributions of the editors, who are authors on 9 of the 17 chapters, present many of the freshest ideas and novel analyses that most represent significant advances over previous volumes. Their chapters cover embryonic growth and development, structural variants and invariants in avian development, comparative analyses of and internal constraints on growth, developmental plasticity, models of avian development, and the evolution of avian developmental modes, as well as patterns of development throughout the altricial-precocial spectrum. ... [T]he thorough coverage of the literature, complete list of citations, and plethora of tables make the book a valuable reference. It is an outstanding contribution to the literature on growth and development and will serve as a standard in its field for years to come."--Auk, "When eggs hatch, neonatal birds range from naked, blind, highly altricialsongbirds, totally dependent on parental warmth and feeding, through highlyprecocial megapods that use their fully functional beaks, legs, wings, andbrains to dig their way out of incubation mounds, and raise themselves with noparental care. . . . In 17 technical chapters by 20 authors, this volumesummarizes many current perspectives on the causes and consequences of thisdiversity, updating Margaret Nice's classic treatment of the field 40 years ago.. . . In a final, appendix-like chapter, the editors list 1117 estimates of astandard set of four avian growth parameters for 557 species, compiled andderived from the literature. They use these data to analyse growth rate patternsat different taxonomic levels in an earlier chapter. I expect others to usethese data to test diverse hypotheses for years to come."--The Quarterly Reviewof Biology, "When eggs hatch, neonatal birds range from naked, blind, highly altricial songbirds, totally dependent on parental warmth and feeding, through highly precocial megapods that use their fully functional beaks, legs, wings, and brains to dig their way out of incubation mounds, and raise themselves with no parental care. . . . In 17 technical chapters by 20 authors, this volume summarizes many current perspectives on the causes and consequences of this diversity, updating Margaret Nice's classic treatment of the field 40 years ago. . . . In a final, appendix-like chapter, the editors list 1117 estimates of a standard set of four avian growth parameters for 557 species, compiled and derived from the literature. They use these data to analyse growth rate patterns at different taxonomic levels in an earlier chapter. I expect others to use these data to test diverse hypotheses for years to come."-- The Quarterly Review of Biology "[T]his book should be present on the shelves of every academic library ... This book focuses on patterns of development throughout the altricial-precocial spectrum. ... The contributions of the editors, who are authors on 9 of the 17 chapters, present many of the freshest ideas and novel analyses that most represent significant advances over previous volumes. Their chapters cover embryonic growth and development, structural variants and invariants in avian development, comparative analyses of and internal constraints on growth, developmental plasticity, models of avian development, and the evolution of avian developmental modes, as well as patterns of development throughout the altricial-precocial spectrum. ... [T]he thorough coverage of the literature, complete list of citations, and plethora of tables make the book a valuable reference. It is an outstanding contribution to the literature on growth and development and will serve as a standard in its field for years to come."-- Auk, "When eggs hatch, neonatal birds range from naked, blind, highly altricial songbirds, totally dependent on parental warmth and feeding, through highly precocial megapods that use their fully functional beaks, legs, wings, and brains to dig their way out of incubation mounds, and raisethemselves with no parental care. . . . In 17 technical chapters by 20 authors, this volume summarizes many current perspectives on the causes and consequences of this diversity, updating Margaret Nice's classic treatment of the field 40 years ago. . . . In a final, appendix-like chapter, theeditors list 1117 estimates of a standard set of four avian growth parameters for 557 species, compiled and derived from the literature. They use these data to analyse growth rate patterns at different taxonomic levels in an earlier chapter. I expect others to use these data to test diversehypotheses for years to come."--The Quarterly Review of Biology
Table of Content
Contributors1. Patterns of Development: The Altricial-Precocial Spectrum, J. Matthias Starck and Robert E. Ricklefs2. Embryonic Growth and Development, Robert E. Ricklefs and J. Matthias Starck3. Structural Variants and Invariants in Avian Embryonic and Postnatal Development, J. Matthias Starck4. Energy Metabolism, Gas Exhchange, and Ventilation, Carl M. Vleck and Theresa L. Bucher5. Development of Temperature Regulation, G. Henk Visser6. Development of Locomotion and Endothermy in Altricial and Precocial Birds, Esa Hohtola and Henk Visser7. The Endocrine System, F. M. Anne McNabb, Colin G. Scanes, and Michal Zeman8. The Immune System, Victor Apanius9. Development of Behavior, Heinz Dúttmann, H. Heiner Bergmann, and Wiltraud Engländer10. Variation, Constraint, and Phylogeny. Comparative Analysis of Variation in Growth, J. Matthias Starck and Robert E. Ricklefs11. Internal Constraints on Growth in Birds, Robert E. Ricklefs, J. Matthias Starck, and Marek Knoarzewski12. Developmental Plasticity, William A. Schew and Robert E. Ricklefs13. Genetic Aspects of Growth, Arie van Noordwijk and Henry L. Marks14. Causes of Growth Variation and Its Consequences for Fitness, Sabine Gebhardt-Henrich and Heinz Richner15. Models for Avian Growth and Development, Marek Konarzewski, Sebastian A. L. M. Kooijman, and Robert E. Ricklefs16. The Evolution of the Developmental Mode in Birds, Robert E. Ricklefs and J. Matthias Starck17. Data Set of Avian Growth Parameters, J. Matthias Starck and Robert E. RicklefsSystematic IndexSubject Index
Copyright Date
1997
Dewey Decimal
598.2/3
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes
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